chắp nhặt

Vietnamese

Etymology

chắp (“to join”) +‎ nhặt (“to pick up”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦ ɲat̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥ ɲak̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cap̚˦˥ ɲak̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chắp nhặt • (𢴇抇)

1. (literary) to glean; scrape together; compile (especially text)